Q: I write from India; currently I am in my last year of pre-university schooling. I am very interested in engineering, and especially automobile engineering. I am really interested in designing automobiles. What are the top engineering schools in the world where I could pursue these interests?

Q: I am applying to a university and would like to get a part-time job so that I can work while I am in school? How would I maintain a good GPA while working?ver respuesta

Q: I am currently doing a school project in which I am being interviewed as if ten years from now I am an electrical engineering being interviewed for a job. I would like to know what the requirements for obtaining a career as an electrical engineering. I would like to know what steps I need to take for that specific field. What kind of majors, certificates, etc., should I pursue?ver respuesta

Q: I was wondering if it is hard to become an engineer? Even if it is hard, is it worth it? I am really getting interested in this field. I am 14 years old and hope to one day work as an engineer.ver respuesta

Q: I am an electronics and communications student and I am interested in learning more about communication systems of the future. ver respuesta

Q: Did you decide which engineering discipline to study during your first year in college? Or later?ver respuesta

Q: What study habits or skills would I need in order to do well in computer programming?ver respuesta

Q: Why did you decide to study engineering, and do you find the coursework allows much hands-on work?ver respuesta

Q: I am a community college student and I am trying to decide if I should transfer to a university that has both Engineering and Engineering Technology programs. However, I can't find the difference between Engineering and Engineering Technology. Could someone please explain the difference?ver respuesta

Q: How did you choose the school you went to for your degree? I'm having a hard time deciding…help!ver respuesta

Q: I am a junior in high school and all my life I have enjoyed building things, solving problems and drawing plans for various devices. After doing a little bit of construction with an engineer on a mission trip with church, I am pretty sure I want to go into engineering. My only problem is that when I understand math I love it, but there are times when I don’t understand it and then I can’t stand it. I am in Trig Analysis / Pre-calculus this year and I like solving the problems, but I still have mixed feelings. Do you or any students that you work with have the same problem and do you think it would be a big hindrance to me if I want to succeed in Civil Engineering?ver respuesta

Q: I am a third year student in a Bachelor of Technology program in India. I want to devote my career to the betterment of my country, India. What is the most useful path for a student like me to take in order to advance this cause?ver respuesta

Q: My friends tell me that it's better to find a roommate who is also studying engineering if I go into engineering — do you find this is true?

Depends on your personality. However, I would say 95% of the time it is probably true. As an engineer we are doing a lot of work all the time. When you are with another engineer, you can typically work together and hang out together.

I don’t believe that it is necessary, but it is not a bad idea at all. It is very helpful to have others that you can study with. Whether that means studying in your room with your roommate or some other spot on campus with other classmates is up to you. There are always places available to study with others.

Studying with other students can often be helpful. For most of my career as a student, I’ve studied on my own. It wasn’t until I came to my university that I realized how useful it can be to talk with other students about the way they understand the material. Helping others learn a particular topic has also been surprisingly helpful in solidifying the concepts for myself. However, I don’t have a roommate nor do I live on campus and prefer it that way. I study with other students in the library.

Having an engineering roommate helps to keep each other working on engineering rather than getting distracted. However, if you aren't the same type of engineering, after sophomore year there are not as many benefits since you will no longer be taking courses together. It is more important to get connected with people within your type of engineering. However, having cross discipline friends is handy for taking on projects that are not as easily tackled by a bunch of people that only know one way of doing things, like senior design can be. It is more important being with someone who operates on a similar schedule so that rest and leisure can be pursued together. Lastly it is nice to have a close relationship that is not based on engineering since it is nice to get away from that sometimes, but living with someone who has half the work load can be very frustrating though.

Q: I am a senior attending a small rural high school in the United States. I am very interested in majoring in Biological Systems Engineering in college. I would like to get some information on:

1. the criteria you used in choosing an engineering college;
2. the high school requirements that you had to fulfill in order to qualify;
3. what is the most interesting impact that you feel that engineering brings to the world around us?

Q: I do not stay at a dorm at school; I commute everyday. Is it harder to find a club or activity to join if you are a commuter?ver respuesta

Q: I am a freshman in college and my major is Computer Engineering. I am taking an Introduction to Electrical Engineering class. Is it bad that I do not understand the topics discussed in class? We just started class and it seems like the other students all know what the teacher is talking about, but all the things I am interested in like computers, the hardware and how it operates are never discussed in this class.ver respuesta

Q: what does it take for somebody to become an Electrical or Electronics Engineer?ver respuesta

Q: I am in my 2nd year of electronics and telecommunication engineering and wanted to know about specializations. I am interested in electronics, robotics and automation and don't have a clear view about the courses offered related to my major and interests.ver respuesta

Q: What is the difference between Robotics and Mechatronics? Also, how does Mechanical and Automation Engineering differ from Mechanical Engineering?ver respuesta

Q: I am studying surveying and geoinformatics for my first degree, but want to major in aeronautical engineering for a Master degree. I dream, think and feel aeronautics all the time.

Q: Can you provide a website where I can download a MATLAB windkessel model?ver respuesta

Q: BACKGROUND: We live in Sierra Vista, AZ, about 70 miles SE of Tucson. My 17 year old son is a high school senior and wants to become an engineer, but is still undecided which engineering sub-category he wants to specialize in. He is interested in robotics and maybe nanotechnology. He has taken Advanced Placement classes in English, Mathematics and Physics. He already has earned some college credit by signing up for Dual-Credit classes. We are split over 2 options: 1) having him attend for the first 2 years a community college which has a 2-year Pre-Engineering Program, and then have him attend a traditional university for the last 2 years of college; or 2) having him start as a freshman in a traditional 4-year institution.

QUESTIONS:

What, if any, are the pros and cons of both options? Is there an industry bias out there when it comes to hiring an applicant who either completed a 4 year program right away or first did a 2 year program and then finished up a 4 year program?

Q: Hi, I'm a current engineering student (I have an A.A. in Pre-engineering) pursuing an electrical/computer engineering degree and would like to know what school supplies will be needed for a Junior engineering student. Also what type of computer would be recommended.ver respuesta